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| Global Score | |
| 83.3 | 79.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| 2018-03-16 | 2017-04-05 |
| 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches | 6.04 x 2.92 x 0.27 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 5.82 ounces |
| Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray | Black, Blue, Gold, Green, Pink and Silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.8 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 2960 x 1440 pixels | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 568 pixels per inch | 534 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.34 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.50 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3750mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 4.96 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 has a score of 83.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei P10 Plus's 79.8 global score. Even though Galaxy S9 is thicker than the Huawei P10 Plus, it's a little lighter and newer. The Samsung Galaxy S9 has a little bit better display than Huawei P10 Plus, because it has a little larger screen, a quite greater pixels quantity per inch of display and a quite better resolution of 1440 x 2960 pixels.
The Huawei P10 Plus has a quite bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy S9, because although it has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei P10 Plus, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Huawei P10 Plus counts with better battery life than Galaxy S9, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity. Galaxy S9 shoots clearer videos and photos than Huawei P10 Plus, and although they both have the same resolution camera and the same video resolution, the Galaxy S9 also has better 60 fps video frame rate and a larger aperture.
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